Gibeon (gĭb'e-on), of a hill. A city of the Hivites, Joshua 1:9-21, about six miles north of Jerusalem. Near it Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, Joshua 1:10-13, Isaiah 28:21; the city was given to Benjamin and to the Levites, Joshua 18:25, Joshua 21:17; it was the scene of a notable battle, 2 Samuel 1:2-24, 2 Samuel 1:20-10; of the hanging of seven of Saul's sons, 2 Samuel 1:21-6; the tabernacle was set up at Gibeon, 1 Chronicles 16:39; and Solomon offered great sacrifices there, 1 Kings 1:3-5, 1 Kings 9:2, 2 Chronicles 1:3, 2 Chronicles 1:13; Jehoram recovered captives at Gibeon, Jeremiah 1:41-16; its people helped to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the captivity, Nehemiah 3:7, Nehemiah 7:25, Ezra 2:20, margin. It is now called el-Jib.